Three children have drowned while bathing in the Padma River in Rajshahi.
The incident took place at Meerganj in Bagha upazila around 12:30pm on Sunday.
The deceased were sisters Zeem, 17, and Esha Khatun, 9, both daughters of Zillur Rahman, and their cousin, Shipra Khatun, 12.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bagha police station Mohsin Ali confirmed the matter.
"Doctors declared them dead after local people took them to nearby Charghat Upazila Health Complex," the OC said.
